dmarie



    Location:
    Central Oklahoma
    Relationship Status Married
    Children: Proud Parent
    Occupation: Freelance Writer
    Interested In: Fiction, Non Fiction, Screenwriting
    About Me: A military brat that hasn't gotten the hang of living in one place yet.
    What I Write: Everything at least once.
    Credits & Accomplishments: My travel blog. My departure from technical writing to creative writing and all the panic associated with it.
    Hobbies books, movies, photography, travel, motorcycles and jumping rope
    Music: Yes.
    Favorite Movies: Looking for one now.
    Favorite Television Shows: The Mentalist and NBA basketball
    Favorite Books & Authors: Just starting Wally Lamb, "I Know This Much Is True." Get back to me.
    Heroes: Make Some Magic - one of the most courageous race horses I've ever had the pleasure to work with.
    Education: College Grad
    Schools: Oklahoma City University
    Income From Writing: How I Make My Living
    Companies DMD Enterprises LLC


    Years Writing: 20+ Years
    Website/Blog www.adventuressjournal.com
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    I need mean and rude people.

    Sunday, August 30, 2009, 12:02 PM CST [General]

    I need mean and rude people.  Before you go thinking I've lost my ever loving mind, forget it, I lost my mind decades ago.  That's why I constantly take pages and pages of notes.  However, some people call it fiction.  

    I have this idea bouncing around my head for a story.  As research, I would like to know examples of people who have been mean or rude to you.  OR, if you are courageous, examples where you have been less than perfect towards others.  No names will be used.  It's fiction.  I just need some juice for thought.  Thanks in advance for anyone who helps.  OH.  And for all you fiction fanatics, if you want to make some up? That's cool.

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    A good tip for bloggers and online publishing.

    Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 02:52 PM CST [General]

    Online publishing can quickly become a ravenous beast requiring constant feeding.  Before you get overwhelmed consider the potential for multiple articles once you've finished your research.

    For 8 months I've been contributing articles and short fiction to Associated Content.  As if that wasn't enough writing work, I decided to jump into developing my own website for two wheeled enthusiasts.  The trick to maintaining page views and re-selling the same article over and over again is to write and submit articles regularly.  

    Once you build up a following, all kinds of good things happen.  Your articles generate income.  Your writing has the opportunity to reach a mass market thus building a readership.  And you learn more about applying marketing strategies.  For example, shorter articles perform better.  The trick is providing good quality content about topics people are interested in.

    If all goes well it's easy to feel overwhelmed.  I recently spent several weeks researching dehydration.  I found plenty of resources both from the Internet and from other athletes and friends.  Consequently, because of one research topic, I am able to generate a couple of articles and feed both clients.  I saved time in the long run, which bought me a little more fun time on my fiction.

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    It was not my expectation that you would open your door and find an ogre on the stoop, although maybe that’s not so unlikely judging by those violent nasties that keep crashing into people’s homes on the TV commercials for Brinks security systems. My point was that self-centered rudeness must be in the DNA of much of the younger generation, and lately seems to have infected many of the older codgers like myself. I remember a time when if you cut in front of another driver, they would give you the finger. Nowadays, even when it’s them that does the cutting, they still thrust out the ol’ index digit.

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    September 03, 2009
    03:30 PM CST

    Well said, can I get an OORAH!

    By the way, I visited your site. Your fascination with Vespas is quite entertaining, ha ha. I left a comment on one of the videos (the one where the guy tries to jump a line of cars and winds up crashing instead). Not sure if you got it or if you knew it was me. Either way, it made my day. ;)

    RBPierce
    August 30, 2009
    12:15 PM CST

    Hey, they have two arms, right?

    Maria Rachel Hooley
    August 28, 2009
    01:02 PM CST

    Thanks, Donna. Yes, this is a promotional tool. It's already on youtube along with the other two trailers I've made for different books. I'm hoping since it's such a visual story, this will peak some interest.

    Maria Rachel Hooley
    August 21, 2009
    01:38 PM CST